Three Linux Modules Commands

Sometimes, you need to load some sort of support to your Linux kernel. Instead of having to compile every time you want to add or remove some hardware support to the kernel for example, you can use loadable modules instead. Here a three of the most common Linux modules commands. The are pretty straightforward to use. If you run into any problems, consult the man page for the command.

# man lsmod (etc..)

lsmod - program to show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel
rmmod - simple program to remove a module from the Linux Kernel
modprobe - program to add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
See /etc/modprobe.conf